The Ring

  • 2002


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Positive Reviews 57
Negative reviews 19
Average Rating 3.1/5
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2.0
Now comes an American version that wrings the premise for every drop of suspense. Av Club
2.5
Rarely has a more serious effort produced a less serious result than in The Ring, the kind of dread dark horror film where you better hope nobody in t .. Rogerebert
3.0
Director Gore Verbinski does an excellent job of letting our imaginations find portent and peril in the most mundane of actions, such as picking up gr .. Common Sense Media
2.0
Adapted from a Danish film and transposed to Tyneside, what makes the movie attractive is this new location.Every scene in this magical setting exudes .. The Guardian
2.5
Though not quite as anxious or callous as Stigmata, The Ring has been similarly put together with attention deficit disorder.
4.0
It takes something special in a spine chiller to hit a nerve in the public consciousness, and The Ring doesnt have the it factor which made The Sixth .. Screen Daily
4.0
Nor does it have a sense of humour a la Scream.It does, however, have a sufficiently high concept, courtesy of Hideo Nakatas dazzling original, as to .. Screen Daily
3.5
Apart from its well sustained sense of creeping dread, however, The Ring has nothing in common with Blair Witch its far more a classic tale of urban p ..
5.0
This is a Yogi Berra thriller it is really never over until it is over. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Lets cut right to the chase: if youve seen the Japanese original, you can knock a star straight off the four below.Put simply, this isnt a patch on Hi ..
1.9
The imagination of Salvador Dali meets the supernatural hustle of M. Night Shyamalan in Gore Verbinskis The Ring, a horror ghost story that figures to .. Ny Daily News
3.1
When its good, its not original, and when its original, its not so good. The Globe And Mail
2.2
At least, the film didnt rely on blood and gore to sell its story. Sover
2.5
Unfortunately, thats about all this movie has going for it quick, cheap thrills. ReelViews
3.1
BANG!.Still, I wish The Ring had taken the idea of watching videos equals death to greater heights. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.0
But either theres no bottom or this 2002 movie lost me long before it got there. Chicago Reader
2.0
The result is a film that lacks the coherence, and the subsequent horror, of the Japanese oeuvre and made me just want to get the thing over with.I gi ..
3.8
It provides viewers with the best of both worlds; a horror flick that contains a good dose of disconcerting images and a suspense/thriller with an inv .. Reel Film Reviews
3.0
The director, Gore Verbinski, shows more skill than most and building mood and suspense. Lariat
3.0
The suspense is restrained and subtle, with some genuinely delicious scares. News Review
3.0
Verbinski makes a couple of inventive additions a horse going berserk on a car ferry is a brilliantly surreal innovation and although the spine chilli .. Radio Times
3.5
Accordingly, the film isnt just a spooky horror film, but rather one as combined with a compelling detective like story. Screen It
3.8
Or Black Christmas, from Americas Bob Clark its the least known and scariest stranger in the house thriller anywhere.Find it. Rolling Stone
4.0
Verbinski paints the film with grey colours, but directs it with a visceral urgency. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
In short, this is an enjoyable horror flick, regardless of whether or not youve seen the original and, frankly, its worth seeing for the bit with the .. View London
4.4
The movie has some funny moments, but it ultimately never crystallizes. Cs Monitor
2.5
The Ring is moodily photographed by Bojan Bazelli and quite watchable, but the mood it provokes is deja vu rather than genuine dread. New York Post
4.0
Accomplished and genuinely scary, The Ring should delight horror fans. Daniel Eagan Film Journal International ..
4.4
And that it generates its frights without being needlessly violent or gory makes it a refreshing entry in the genre. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
The film doesnt all hang together, but when its good, its very good indeed, serving up more than a few chills. Mountain X
4.5
Full of... the kind of horrors that are close enough to being a real part of the human experience that they send you into a kind of despair.
2.0
Rosie DiManno: Sometimes, the truth simply will never be known Last week we learned that we likely will never learn the cause of two spectacular myste .. Toronto Star
2.0
The shocks this film delivers are on the money, mostly, but the narrative apparatus built up around them is rickety and often utterly nonsensical. Guardian
1.5
What a waste of time for this beautiful and talented Australian actress! Reel Talk Reviews
3.1
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
3.5
Its pacey and urgent, and it earths the supernatural stuff perfectly. Daily Mail
1.0
This dud by director Gore Verbinski is being marketed as if it were the scariest thing since The Blair Witch Project. The only shock is how incomprehe .. Daily Mail
5.0
I love every piece of scenery in this movie, and its all very dazzling to look at. Cinema Crazed
1.0
Like most horror movies, The Ring is something of a con game, a baited hook we bite at eagerly even though we arent really fooled by it.But the line d .. Salon
1.0
The filmmakers have wisely stayed close to the originals mood, which is somber and flat, with quick (near subliminal) inserts and a soundtrack full of .. Slate
4.0
But remember, by watching the film, you too will have seen the video.
2.5
The Film Forum is to be congratulated for bringing this fun movie classic back to our attention. Observer
3.0
Its effectively disturbing stuff and the troubling pictures dont stop there. Bbc
3.8
The film is a rousing entertainment with catchy music and terrific choreography; its just that the Bollywood touches are made all the more palatable f .. Mr Brown Movies
4.4
The Ring is a merciless thriller, threateningly beautiful to look at and eerie to behold. The Movie Boy
4.0
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4.5
Though Watts is a basically likeable fresh face any number of up and coming actresses could have done this roleas well or better. Hollywood
2.0
The film has the grainy, avant garde look of those hits at the same time that it apes the distinctive mood and style of its source a 1998 Japanese fil .. Seattle Pi
3.0
Either way the movie is a dog from start to finish, with enough genre inconsistencies and plot holes to make it a textbook example of borrowing from t .. Coles Mithey
2.5
Its a perfectly executed, very scary scene in which your imagination runs wild while you see..pretty much nothing. Spliced Wire
3.1
Though hard core fans of horror films may be disappointed, The Ring has enough frights to satisfy the big crowds. Movie Habit
3.8
The Ring is worth seeing for its fine use of the medium, and its greater clarity through the corridors of a creepy surreality.Have you heard about thi .. Varia Gate
3.8
Creepy and interesting, The Ring is a solid horror movie, particularly if you are a fan of the genre. Three Movie Buffs
3.0
And the fact that like previous converts theyll be watching it on video just makes it all the more eerie. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.8
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1.9
What if you watch the tape twice, do you get three and a half days then If you fast forward through it do you get fourteen How about pausing it to go .. Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
The opening is straight out of a teen horror movie a la Scream or Urban Legend. Montreal Film Journal
3.5
But most horror fans will happily sacrifice coherence and plausibility for some good otherworldly jolts. News Week
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.0
This grafted together ghost story is too uneven to rank with them, but it is genuinely unnerving a thought provoking horror film that packs a visceral .. Chron
3.0
The Ring requires Naomi Watts to come up with about 45 different facial expressions and just as many moods, and she is up to the task. Dvd Talk
4.0
It is subtle, quiet, and deeply enigmatic, like a disturbing dream. Film Quips Online
2.0
MOVIE REVIEW Chilling Ring stops just short of horror The Ring does the best it can with this splendid premise, one of the creepiest, spookiest notion .. La Times
2.0
The Ring succeeds in reproducing its predecessors structure and tone, delivering a solid if less accomplished variation of the same creepy horror show .. Flip Side Archive
3.1
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail Movie Eye
3.5
Oh boy, this one is creepy. Creepy like a single, leaden knock on your front door when youre home all alone and its 2:30 in the morning and its Octobe .. Toledo Blade
3.0
Light years ahead of the half cocked horror coming out of Hollywood, the mounting dread provides the requisite amount of chair jolting shocks. Sky
3.5
And make no mistake, Verbiniski knows how to goose the audience with the mood and the timing of his film.Despite all of the alleged horror films I sit .. Films Nobs
4.0
Newsweek and whoever else may claim Shyamalan the next Spielberg, but it stands that Shyamalans aping of Hitchcock and Spielberg does not qualify as e .. Films Nobs
3.8
It starts like disposably familiar teen horror scripted by Scream 3s Ehren Kruger but quickly becomes an atmospheric and very spooky supernatural myst .. Seattle Times
3.0
The films murkiness and muted colors suggest the malaise of the treacherous limbo into which the characters wander. Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.0
As a standalone movie, The Ring is worth a look, if you dont demand anything more than a few cheap thrills from your Halloween entertainment. Juicy Cerebellum
3.0
But, ultimately, its a suspense thriller in dire need of more suspense and more thrills. Abc News Go
3.1
The Ring doesnt have the wiliness or conviction to exploit either a single mothers guilt over child neglect or our collective queasiness over potentia .. Articles Baltimore Sun
1.5
Be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense. The Ring never lets you off the hook. Fantastic A Daily
3.0
The narrative pays off with a few compelling characters, and plenty of classic ghostly thrills and chills. Blu Ray Ign
3.5
The Ring is paced beautifully, moving as slow as a Hollywood genre film would ever dare, letting moments slowly clamber their way up the audiences spi .. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
3.0
Lisbon broke a 37 year old record to notch its hottest temperature ever as an unrelenting heat wave baked Portugal and neighboring Spain. Edge Boston
4.5
Often disquieting, always haunting, and ultimately horrific, is one of the few films that approaches The Exorcist in its ability to terrify. Movies Radio Free
3.8
Director Gore Verbinski has crafted a fine piece of atmospheric, supernatural horror, a genre which has grown increasingly popular after the wild succ .. Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
1.5
...Tarkovsky Lite, with George Clooneys naked posterior bringing up the rear. Boulder Weekly
2.0
For classic horror scares, you cant beat spooky kids in formalwear. Cleve Scene
4.0
Its truly a fascinating mind game that twists and turns itself into your subconscious. Edition Cnn



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